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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Carl Edward Picciotto, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Daniel Thomas Nevistic, Bellevue, WA (US);
Oscar Hochun To, Seattle, WA (US);
Ibrahim Iskender Kushan, Seattle, WA (US);
Henri Antero Autio, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H04M 1/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/03541 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.02); H04M 1/21 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of docking an accessory device includes, at the accessory device, receiving () a first transmission energy for wireless charging from an electronic device; in accordance with receiving the first transmission energy: setting () a timer, and entering () a docked mode; and exiting () the docked mode upon expiration of the timer.